Diocese of Kumba Dioecesis Kumbana Diocèse de Kumba | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Territory | Meme, Ndian, Koupé-Manengouba |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bamenda |
| Metropolitan | Bamenda |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,415 sq mi (11,430 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 563,000 206,000 (36.5%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 March 2016 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart |
| Secular priests | 36 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cornelius Fontem Esua |
The Diocese of Kumba (Latin: Diocesis Kumbana; French: Diocèse de Kumba) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the African country of Cameroon. Headquartered in Kumba, the diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and its bishop is Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon.
The diocese was created on 15 March 2016 by Pope Francis from territory in the Diocese of Buéa, and it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bamenda.[1]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Kumba (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-12-12.